I covered the text at the bottom and tried to make out on my own to see if it was any different when it switched. I thought I would, but well I couldn’t. Maybe in a few cases here and there because I was looking for it and had to REALLY try to differentiate
1. No difference when TH-cam Quality is set to 1080p HD. 2. Subtle difference when viewed in 2160p 4K quality with 200% Zoom. 3. Stick with 1080p HD if the final deliverable is TH-cam! 🤓🎉
There really is not much of a difference other than when it is zoomed in. Other than that the difference between 4K and 1080p is very subtle. I’m watching on a 55inch Samsung TV. Thanks for your videos by the way, very helpful!
@@g-music-2000 , only when you zoom in. Otherwise, you are claiming to have super human vision or watching it on wall sized display. Also, some devices have weird sharpening features that can create the illusion that things are sharper than they really are and/or generate non-native artifacts.
@@captureinsidethesound You can tell the difference and I have all 3 resoutions, 1080p 1440p and 4k. 1080p is blurry if you put it side by side to 4k. Most of the image is clear and crisp and more true to life which can immerse you more. That's the experience I have so far. It's not just zoomed in it's the image as a whole.
The 200% Zoom makes the 4k to 1080 a dead give away when observing details. Though at 100%, it's subtle and difficult to tell. The 1080 gains a bit of a mush, but again, I was primed to look for differences. In any other case I likely wouldn't have cared. This is likely to only be caught casually by users with actual 4k monitors (not TVs) and watching this in 4k, which is not very common.
I'm looking at this on a 2k 32in monitor. The transition between 1080p and 4k is barely noticeable, only a slight improvement in detail for 4k if I'm actively looking for it. The difference when zoomed in at 200% is clearly noticeable and I'd definitely prefer the footage at 4k when zoomed in.
youtube compresses many 1080p video with avc codec, which reduces the quality, but compresses 1440 and 4k videos with vp09 which keeps close to the original quality. so although these are close at 100% scale, it would not be the same for different video with different codec compression. to know which codec was used to compress a video right click the video and click Stats for Nerds. note some 1080p videos get compressed with vp09 but thats usually a big channel with lots of views.
Yep, that's a good point. At some point I'd like to test that as well. Even when I shoot and edit in 1080, I'll still sometimes export and upload in 4K to try to (theoretically) take advantage of the better compression.
Soooo, if I film with my GoPro at 1080P or 2.7K and then drop it into a Davinci Resolve project that is set to 4K, then i export it as 4K, I can get really high quality 1080P? That'd be pretty cool. Any other tips?
@@olinjohnson4152 if you film in 1080p or 2.7k export only in 1440p. as it also gets the vp09 better compression. another tip is add alittle sharpening in editing as compression can reduce sharpness.
To answer your question. The use of 4k or 1080p, i would say it all depends on the kind of footage. Wildlife 4k is better to get details and texture. Urban environment street and building 1080p is just fine. Obviously zooming in on 4k is better. But you have to ask yourself "Do i really need that detail?" For example 4k screen casts are a bit overkill. And besides 4k streaming is not cost effective for the streaming provider, so YT might just put 4k behind a paywall.
After coming from the first video, to this one, I'm blown away at the difference. The original video that had the 'soft' 1080 vs this video of 1080, is huge. This video is MUCH harder to tell the difference in resolution. Whereas the first video i correctly chose every comparison.
Dude just watched your old video this weekend and was rethinking my strategy. Glad you released this one because space and speed is worth the minimal differences. Hope you’re well.
Question to all of you saying "There is no difference": are you watching this in 4k (on the TH-cam settings)? is your monitor 4k? We have to consider that the vast majority of computer monitors are still 1080 while the overwhelming majority of TVs are 4k so when we editing video we cant see the difference. Years ago my father in law jumped into the digital video thing after years of doing home film, after long hours of tutoring him he mastered 720 and stayed with that until he was no longer able to use a camera last year, he now deeply regrets the last few years when he stayed 720. If you can go 4k (or higher) do it, your kids and grandkids would enjoy your videos for years to come
Watching this on a 4K monitor with TH-cam set to 4K. I wouldn’t bet my house that I can see a difference, especially without a comparison, just a single resolution.
I won't struggle with the 4k versus 1080 choice until I become much more proficient with lighting, scripting, theme, angles, cuts, audio, and story. I need all the 1080 learning experience I can get. After I get a higher percentage of my 1080 right, I might try a little more 4k. 4k won't save a poorly executed 1080 video. Sure, more cropping options, but you can even get away with a little crop in 1080...or do it right and use a second camera...in 1080, LOL. Learning a lot from your channel, by the way.
Watched this vid on an 100%RSGB gaming laptop. The only glaring difference I see is when it's zoomed in 200%, otherwise, tried hard to notice any shifts in quality between the contrasting clips, but couldn't. Seems like the only people that would truly notice are pixel peepers or maybe if you're viewing on a bigger screen with max resolution itself. Great video!
I noticed it pretty clearly, but there were specific conditions for that to happen: 1. I was watching on my 65" 4K TV in my living room, and 2. I made sure that the quality settings was actually set to 4K. TH-cam likes to set this to 1080 when you're not paying attention, which sort of nullifies the whole experiment!
I shoot 4k when I know I'm going to need to crop a little, for example for image stabilization or to zoom in for effect. Then I export the final product in 1080p.
Thanks for this! I'm just beginning to look into video and the only SMALL difference I see is when you zoom in, and I only really see it in high contrasting areas. Keep doing what you're doing, it helps rookies like me!
If you do this comparison, be sure to check your youtube settings. The default youtube setting is “auto” which may show lower resolution than what you want. For example, I’m using a hotel’s wifi right now, so this video is showing up as 720p across the board, which detracts from the comparison he’s trying to make. As for me, I shoot in 4K but generally upload in 1080. I often crop in like crazy, so 4K gives me more to work with. I can crop in a lot and still have good video. Also, sometimes I use my video outside of youtube, and 4K does make a difference there.
Thank you!! Your great advice to check the TH-cam settings is awesome. You said "The default youtube setting is “auto” which may show lower resolution than what you want." I changed my settings to 1080p and the difference was like whoa!
The 4k display shows its superiority in the back grounds that have long distances behind. It shows lots of details while 1080p shows a blurry background.
YOU NEED A 4K SCREEN TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE!! if your screen can only do 1080p or 2k, etc then it will NEVER show the 4k at 4k. it will only show it at your screens highest pixel density. so all you saying you see no difference or whatever on 2k, 1080p, or on a "big" screen dont matter, because you CANT display the difference so theres no difference or less of a difference to see
I have worked on 3 documentary’s as a shooter/director. Two of them shot in 4K, edited in HD and delivered in HD. The other doco shot 4K and delivered in HD. All my work is shot in 4K and delivered in HD. There’s actually no reason for me to shoot 4K. Don’t get me started on people wanting a 6k FX3 or an 8k FX6!
I see really really well and there truly isn't hardly any difference at all .. don't listen to people that say there is I don't think they can see any more than I can and I'm smart and I'm saying you can barely tell at all .. I'd go with the 1080
I can't tell the difference. I think there are a few factors that may be worth considering. 4k may not look as perfect as you'd expect due to the TH-cam compression. Some 4k TVs automatically try to upscale 1080p input to improve image quality.
As someone who owns a 32 inch 4K gaming monitor with a 240 Hz refresh rate, I can say that the difference is minimal-you really have to focus to notice it. I bought my monitor for nearly €1,500, hoping for a better gaming experience, but I ended up disappointed. Nowadays, I mostly use it to watch movies in 4K. I still play games in 1080p because I prefer having three times the FPS over a slight increase in quality. The only time I notice a significant difference between 1080p and 4K is on larger screens, like my 55-inch TV. For monitors up to 34 inches, the difference is small to negligible.
If i had a 4k screen, then it'll be possible to notice the difference properly.(can test the full 2160 pixel's sharpness). With my 1080p monitor, I can only observe very small differences and that too when it was zoomed in well.
I'm watching this on a 27 inch 1080p monitor but I set the YT video setting to 4K, so was I really watching it in 4K when the scene says 4K? I don't notice any difference but maybe it's because I only have a 1080p monitor? The difference might be noticeable on a 50 inch 4K monitor, I don't know.
1080p is good enough for me! I don't see the point of gaming in 4K unless you have a high-end machine. The difference is negligible and it takes wayyyy more processing power to render at 4K vs 1080p?
4k resolution is better in full resolution, but you almost need to do a side-by-side comparison to notice. When cropped, 4k wins easily. In my opinion, the quality of the lens will likely contribute to sharper files in the 4k due to superior rendering qualities.
Here's my take. I'm on a Surface Pro 6 (almost 4k resolution) sitting 2' away and I can only see a difference at 100% scaling when I focus on one spot in an image, especially if there's motion- leaves moving, water rippling, and shadow noise become far noisier in 1080p AFTER you see the 4k in comparison. However, this is a very unnatural way to watch a video, because it's normal for your eyes to be looking all around and with eye movement you actually experience a general smoothing effect and loss of detail. In order to "see the 4k", I need to narrow my focal distance to being even with the screen, and this actually lessens my level of detail on the periphery of my vision. This also makes it more stressful on my eyes to be hyperfocused on the granular detail so I can't imagine watching a full movie with this intense level of focus. When I'm just casually viewing, it really doesn't make a difference to me, and I think it's one of the last things that matters in terms of perceived quality. Lenses, algorithms, camera hardware, editing, color grading, etc. are all far more important than whether it's 4k.
Would it be correct that anyone watching on anything less than a 2K monitor or 4K TV or whatever would never be able to tell the difference anyways as the device resolution is 1080p so could never show 4K anyways? Or what am I missing?
Very noticeable difference on my 65k LG TV where I probably watch about 50% of my TH-cam plays. Even my 12 year old said the 1080p looks cheap and more blurry. To me it looks more compressed with artefacts and almost pixelation clearly visible. Often 1080p looks quite similar to 4k from my sofa, but here the 1080p definitely looks lower quality.
Blimey, there is so little difference viewing on a 13" Macbook. So, unless viewing on a big screen ( which I might do later) I cannot see the benefit of having 4x bigger files apart from maybe wanting to extract the highest quality still images from the footage.
Some scenes you can tell 1080p is lower quality. At 2:41 the boot on that grey car in 4K is crispy. Once it switches to 1080p. The outline of the boot becomes jagged and in some of the of the other clips that is also the case where straight lines become jagged. But I wonder if it’s because of the output from your camera to the Atomos for example, if you filmed something with the Canon C 100 Mii which is 1080p down sampled from 4K I think you would probably get a better quality 1080p image from that camera than using your camera outputting the image to an atomos.
Technically this was 4K downsampled as well, but you very well might be right. The A7iii was a little strange because it seems like it should have been downsampled 4K but was just particularly soft for some reason.
Answer = It depends on the screen you are watching it on, On a 4k screen , its rather obvious loss of quality. For a 2k screen, sorta - for a 1080p screen or smaller pocket rectangles? You can get away with 1080p. So I guess it depends on who you expect to watch the content, and if they are likely to be viewing this on high resolution screens.
I mentioned in your past video I could tell the difference, but in this one it was a lot harder, only in some of the zoomed in shots could I notice a small change. Still, I think 1080 is good enough, specially for TH-cam, and if the whole video is 1080, I might not even notice or think about it. And I don't know if your analytics tell you this, but I'll assume most people watch TH-cam on a smartphone, making 1080 vs 4k not that relevant.
Just watched the 1st video and commented. This one, Viewing on a 65” 4k tv, the difference is almost indistinguishable. Even zoomed at 200% it’s negligible. Great video.
Watching on iPad Pro. It was difficult to ignore what I was looking for. If you had not told me, I would say the 4k and 1080 were very close up to 100% crop. That being said, I think I see a difference in sharpness at 200%. I’m not sure if it is because I’m looking for it or if I would even notice if I didn’t know what you wanted me to look for. This may be sacrilegious to your objective with this video but, I watch videos for content. That is probably no help whatsoever.
The reason why 4k and 1080 looks the same cause you if your watching on 4k monitor or 4ktv then ofcourse cause its 8 million pixel but if you were to watch on a 1080 screen then you wouldn't see 4k big difference.
The real comparison starts when you see moving pictures. Watch where the camera shakes a lot, and then you'll see who the king is. 4k is 4 times better than 1080p, but you can change the bitrate and make it similar to each other.
If there would be a significant difference between 4k and 1080p, nobody would do these kind of videos. Nobody wondered if there is a significant diffrence between 480p, 720p and 1080p, becuase the difference was obvious.
Not enough difference to notice most of the time, but there is some subtle difference nevertheless. Look at 2:40 at the straight lines on the pickup truck, the parked cars and the pavement lines. In 4k they are straight, in 1080p the lines break down and the result is what looks like movement or vibrations along the straight lines, this is especially visible in fullscreen mode, which is annoying, but it is also something I probably wouldn't think of if I didn't look for subtle differences.
Macbook Air M2 15" - I couldn't tell any difference. Makes me wonder if the conversion method you used is really doing the comparison justice as the simple fact is there is a difference the eye can see between 1080p and 4k when viewed close to the screen.
A fun exercise would be to do a side-by-side but don’t tell us the resolution of either side. Ask us to guess A or B which was which resolution. Give the answers at the end.
Watching on a 55 inch 4k tv, hardly noticed any difference and think if it hadnt been side by side and actively looking for the differences, i wouldnt have been any wiser. Maybe its my eyesite 😅 as i could bately tell at 200 zoom. On the previous difference, 500 zoom difference was huge.
I watched this video on a 65” LG OLED G2 from a viewing distance of 8 feet and then again from 4 feet. I do have a slight visual impairment but was wearing corrective lenses which brought my vision to 20/20. When viewing from 8ft, the differences between 4K and 1080 were subtle and difficult to perceive. However, when zoomed to 200%, 1080 looked absolutely pixelated and completely unacceptable in my opinion. Watching the same video from a viewing distance of 4 feet the difference between 1080 and 4K became much more pronounced. Unfortunately I never sit that close to the TV to enjoy the added clarity. It seems to really enjoy the benefits of 4K at a distance of 8 feet or more, you really need to be in the giant screen size category, 70 inches or larger. Thank you so much for creating this video. This content is very illuminating. I’m looking forward to watching it again on my 77” LG OLED C3.
Watching on an iPhone 13 Pro and the only time I could notice any difference was when you zoomed in 200 percent I block out the text on the bottom right or see if it was just my subconscious but the zoom in is different but zoomed normal 1080 is completely and utterly fine for TH-cam you don’t need to put 4k down 1080 is plenty for you’re amazing content also if im lot mistake doesn’t more easy still use 1080p?
In a smartphone, you can't see a difference. But if you have a 4k display and seeing in 4k, you probably notice the difference. But at the end, depends in what you want and think that matters more, resolution or picture quality. Because 4k vs 1080, mostly affects the sharpness and the colors seem a bit darker in 4k, but the difference in picture quality, they are about the same, is harder to tell the difference. 😅
Watching on a 75" new QLED on google tv app and 800 mbps net speed. Not much difference to me, except the 4k looks slightly better on the zoom and the 1080P looks slightly better on the parking lots scenes. lol Btw my TH-cam says streaming at 2160P which apparently is not 4k. Not sure anybody is really seeing it in true 4K
I tried to do this "experiment" once. Then ran into a problem: Which res to render to for the final product? If 2K, then I'm obviously losing the 4K "quality". If 4K, then I'm up-sampling the 2K (1080) and changing its quality. I'm curious - How did you overcome this question? AND - I just found your channel yesterday on another of your videos. You do a great job! Today, I saw THIS video and immediately subscribed. Thanks for your work... I don't subscribe too often.
Thanks Russ. I upsampled to 4k since that's really the only way to show this in a video, but it's still working with the original data so it should be a pretty close approximation.
there's a slight difference if ur looking for it but whilst watching i doubt any one can tell the difference. zoom in at 200% is more apparent, again if ur looking for it otherwise thy look the same. I am also concern about size as i take a lot of videos. thank you for doing the comparison
It would be interesting to run the same test but upload two different videos, one in 1080 and one in 4K to see the difference that the TH-cam compression makes.
@@AdventuresInVideo I've found that TH-cam compression makes the biggest difference. Uploading 1080 in 4K looks better than shooting 4K but uploading in 1080. Most of the TH-cam footage I do, unless it's a test, is shot in 1080p but I upload in 4K.
There is really a very big difference between shooting 4k vs fhd, even when shooting 4k and exporting it in fhd vs straight fhd, but its really noticeable when you shoot from a close distance. Thats when the details from the extra data start to really show (if the extra details dont get "masked" by bad light exposure and white balance). Also, although you have the vp09 codec on this video, youtube changes the way videos look, so im not sure how much the youtube coding and optimisation affected your test. Thumbs up for the effort.
Don't know if it's still relevant, but I didn't notice a big difference. It was only the parking lot shots and the bridge where I saw a difference, and only when zoomed in and with the straight lines. It's really interesting as I've contemplated if it's really crucial to record 4k for TH-cam, where most watch on their phones anyway.
Trouble with this test ---> you edited on the same timeline. You might want to SHOOT 4K- as 4k not back to HD- put it on 4k timeline - export as 4k....... Then do the hd- hd timeline- export HD..... Then u may do a side by side on the same time line with 4k file and hd file if ya get me
I'm about a year late but it's still a comment. I notice an audible effect occur between switching between 1080p and 4k. I do notice a bit more sound variation in the author, so whatever microphone was connected in for the 1080p footage has a nice mic. [coming from a JBL Flip 6 speaker, mind you]. Perhaps it was the lens; I noticed image shift more red in the 1:30 scene and the shaded top-center hill become more grainy. Image quality otherwise--I don't think it would be necessary to film 4k. A bit of image glare and grain occurs at 2:14-2:15 occurs in the distant car rows and their roof racks are more difficult to discern. I do see line galloping occur on the van (driving 'diagonally'). The same occurs in the other car scene around the window edges at 2:44 and 2:45, along with image taring of the truck's stripes, whose taking a right. For the sake of self-filming the zones of least-focus are most effected by the switch; it would not be necessary to film 1080p quality videos with your cameras--not unless your footage is a documentary setting in your surrounding area and consider your audience. If you're filming distant scenery, overall the image quality is retained. If you're filming car-related, it might be good to film in 4k, or perhaps higher framerates could alleviate this. Imo, higher framerates would be the best compromise.
I have an education and an eye for such detail, but I find it very difficult, if not impossible, to tell the difference. Of course, using contrasting colors and sharp lines would make it easier to see the difference. Foliage and water are not so easy. Thanks for the comparison.
Thanks for this updated video. I'm viewing it on a 27" iMac and the differences are subtle, thus the need for 4K appears to be less of an imperative. Between drone, GoPro and game camera footage I'm dealing with some of the same issues. I'm discovering that action video is where 4K really shines, even though the rendering and editing are a pain. This video has been elucidating. Thanks
I’m watching on a 75 inch 4k tv and there is a huge difference with diagonal lines. Like with the parking lot every car looks better, people on the sidewalk, handrails, rocks, the black on moving birds, and almost anything with a sharp line
I can see the difference when zoomed in, but it's really small. Besides that TH-cam also compresses the videos. Not sure how much of an influence that has on this.
Yeah, I think my takeaway from this is that I can totally get away with 1080 and nobody's really going to know the difference. Even with a side by side comparison it's hard to tell, so it seems like it would be almost impossible to tell without it.
so for Disney plus, with the premium plan you get up to 4k streaming, with the ad/standard plan, you get 1080p streaming, will it really be that big of a deal if I went for the ad/standard plan, would the quality difference really matter that much?
I've read that 1080p looks better when it has been edited down from 4K, so I don't know if this is a valid comparison. As you stated - for your camera - 4K is better than 1080.
Looking at the clips in the mountain far far away from people.. Max1080p on youtube.. On the phone.. Can't tell the difference. Will try again when back home on a large monitor.
macbook pro M2 16", YT quality set to 4K, I see no difference. Btw everybody is talking about 2:40 I more love 2:43 the man with the steps :) that nobody is noticing. :) Off topic, do you know (can't find an answer or example) When shooting at low light, they say that at 2.7k is better then 4K. Less noice. Is there a difference? Thx
I am watching on a samsung S90c 65 inch. I can only tell the difference when zoomed. I see a little more blur or pixelation on the edges. Noticed it particularly between some sidewalk squares. When not zoomed I couldn't tell.
This video proves from all the other videos that from the better than 30 videos I have seen by comparison show only slight difference from 4k 30fps vs 1080p 60fps...
Ooh nice that you've done another video. I've commented on old, and there I've seen difference on 22-inch 1080p IPS monitor, but it turns out that camera was shooting soft 1080p video, but looking now i really can't tell the difference on my monitor, only when you make 200% crop the image. Can you do the same test with a smartphone camera like iPhone or Galaxy S? Cause 4k videos fill the memory there pretty quick with 4k video recording, maybe it's not worth it.
For me, I regularly turn videos on and say to myself, "Wow, this picture looks good! Is this 4k?" And I'm right. Other times I say, "I thought this would look better. This must not be 4k." And I'm virtually always right. The differences are dramatic from a _feel_ perspective, but tough from an analytical one. Four-kay massages your eyeballs with pleasurable sensation, whereas 1080p just gives you acceptable quality that's no problem. If you want the image to look good, 1080p is fine. If you want the image to _impress,_ then 4k all the way. I'm confident that if you gave me a random video and asked me if it's 4k or 1080p, I could tell you which one it is by just watching it for a few seconds and asking myself if I'm impressed by the image.
Hello, could you please explain to me what you have achieved? The question here is that you need to shoot in 4K in any case, the camera needs to support this resolution, even if the final file is in FHD. All this so as not to record soft FHD as it was before. It turns out that all you have achieved is a reduction in file size in the case of storage or recording through a recorder, but using just a camera alone such as Sony a7s 3 or Sony a7 4 you will still have to shoot in 4K so that the image is not soft and clear. Did I understand everything correctly? PS In my opinion you can still achieve the same result if you would shoot 4k video but then you would downscale the file size using Premier Pro or something, because in the camera itself there is a difference between shooting fhd and 4k. Even in games there is a difference, it may not be significant, but there is clearly an advantage to having a 4k capable camera instead of just a fhd capable camera as well as an advantage of having 4k monitor or tv instead of just fhd.
Watching on a bog-standard 1080 monitor (Hannspree 24"), and I'd be lying if I said I could see a reportable difference. I think Arkyonveil is pretty much spot on.
I know this is an older video, but its a topic that has always bugged me! There is virtually zero difference between the two on the standard video, when you zoom in. You can see a slight downgrade on the 1080p which make sense. The 4K have 4x the bandwidth to play with, which is why its good for video. In terms of viewing quality though it doesnt offer much more in my opinion, Hence why my work station is has 1080p monitors. I have my Macbook Pro for my photography is I'm feeling picky. I viewed this video on both devices and didnt notice any difference bar what i said above.
This is a great topic…. I will use 1080 more now. I am tired of all the hype about 5k 8k…. I think it looks unreal, looks like Theater. We need to go back to softer looks i think 👍
When buying monitors or TVs, they don’t write that when watching 4k or 8k you must have vision of 100 percent or higher, or glasses are included, I don’t see the difference between 2k and 4k, what can we say about 8k
I was about to comment that I can't see much of a difference but then another comment here made me check the resolution on my laptop. My max resolution (and current setting) is 1080p so I can't actually make a judgement. I'm just making this comment for others who might not realize the limitations of their viewing device.
there is a really noticeable difference... on the right the text changes it color from yellow to blue and the text changes from "4k" to a number, 1080
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@@AdventuresInVideo😂😂 I mean he wasn't wrong
u can see it in cars and fine lines
I covered the text at the bottom and tried to make out on my own to see if it was any different when it switched.
I thought I would, but well I couldn’t. Maybe in a few cases here and there because I was looking for it and had to REALLY try to differentiate
i think this test should be exported in 1080 in order to see... the 4k footage should be resized to 1080 not otherwise, in my opinion :)
1. No difference when TH-cam Quality is set to 1080p HD.
2. Subtle difference when viewed in 2160p 4K quality with 200% Zoom.
3. Stick with 1080p HD if the final deliverable is TH-cam! 🤓🎉
There really is not much of a difference other than when it is zoomed in. Other than that the difference between 4K and 1080p is very subtle. I’m watching on a 55inch Samsung TV. Thanks for your videos by the way, very helpful!
u can see it in cars and fine lines
@@g-music-2000 , only when you zoom in. Otherwise, you are claiming to have super human vision or watching it on wall sized display. Also, some devices have weird sharpening features that can create the illusion that things are sharper than they really are and/or generate non-native artifacts.
@@captureinsidethesound You can tell the difference and I have all 3 resoutions, 1080p 1440p and 4k. 1080p is blurry if you put it side by side to 4k. Most of the image is clear and crisp and more true to life which can immerse you more. That's the experience I have so far. It's not just zoomed in it's the image as a whole.
@@BuddyBoy1st people arent good with details, you are right
The 200% Zoom makes the 4k to 1080 a dead give away when observing details. Though at 100%, it's subtle and difficult to tell. The 1080 gains a bit of a mush, but again, I was primed to look for differences. In any other case I likely wouldn't have cared. This is likely to only be caught casually by users with actual 4k monitors (not TVs) and watching this in 4k, which is not very common.
Thanks for the feedback!
I'm looking at this on a 2k 32in monitor. The transition between 1080p and 4k is barely noticeable, only a slight improvement in detail for 4k if I'm actively looking for it. The difference when zoomed in at 200% is clearly noticeable and I'd definitely prefer the footage at 4k when zoomed in.
youtube compresses many 1080p video with avc codec, which reduces the quality, but compresses 1440 and 4k videos with vp09 which keeps close to the original quality. so although these are close at 100% scale, it would not be the same for different video with different codec compression. to know which codec was used to compress a video right click the video and click Stats for Nerds.
note some 1080p videos get compressed with vp09 but thats usually a big channel with lots of views.
Yep, that's a good point. At some point I'd like to test that as well. Even when I shoot and edit in 1080, I'll still sometimes export and upload in 4K to try to (theoretically) take advantage of the better compression.
Soooo, if I film with my GoPro at 1080P or 2.7K and then drop it into a Davinci Resolve project that is set to 4K, then i export it as 4K, I can get really high quality 1080P? That'd be pretty cool. Any other tips?
@@olinjohnson4152 if you film in 1080p or 2.7k export only in 1440p. as it also gets the vp09 better compression. another tip is add alittle sharpening in editing as compression can reduce sharpness.
To answer your question. The use of 4k or 1080p, i would say it all depends on the kind of footage. Wildlife 4k is better to get details and texture. Urban environment street and building 1080p is just fine. Obviously zooming in on 4k is better. But you have to ask yourself "Do i really need that detail?" For example 4k screen casts are a bit overkill. And besides 4k streaming is not cost effective for the streaming provider, so YT might just put 4k behind a paywall.
After coming from the first video, to this one, I'm blown away at the difference. The original video that had the 'soft' 1080 vs this video of 1080, is huge. This video is MUCH harder to tell the difference in resolution. Whereas the first video i correctly chose every comparison.
Dude just watched your old video this weekend and was rethinking my strategy. Glad you released this one because space and speed is worth the minimal differences. Hope you’re well.
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Question to all of you saying "There is no difference": are you watching this in 4k (on the TH-cam settings)? is your monitor 4k? We have to consider that the vast majority of computer monitors are still 1080 while the overwhelming majority of TVs are 4k so when we editing video we cant see the difference. Years ago my father in law jumped into the digital video thing after years of doing home film, after long hours of tutoring him he mastered 720 and stayed with that until he was no longer able to use a camera last year, he now deeply regrets the last few years when he stayed 720. If you can go 4k (or higher) do it, your kids and grandkids would enjoy your videos for years to come
Watching this on a 4K monitor with TH-cam set to 4K. I wouldn’t bet my house that I can see a difference, especially without a comparison, just a single resolution.
If you had blinked between the switch you wouldn't have a clue...
I won't struggle with the 4k versus 1080 choice until I become much more proficient with lighting, scripting, theme, angles, cuts, audio, and story. I need all the 1080 learning experience I can get. After I get a higher percentage of my 1080 right, I might try a little more 4k. 4k won't save a poorly executed 1080 video. Sure, more cropping options, but you can even get away with a little crop in 1080...or do it right and use a second camera...in 1080, LOL. Learning a lot from your channel, by the way.
This is the way 🙌 And thanks for the feedback!
Watched this vid on an 100%RSGB gaming laptop. The only glaring difference I see is when it's zoomed in 200%, otherwise, tried hard to notice any shifts in quality between the contrasting clips, but couldn't. Seems like the only people that would truly notice are pixel peepers or maybe if you're viewing on a bigger screen with max resolution itself. Great video!
I’m watching on an iPhone and can’t tell any difference between 4K or 1080p
I noticed it pretty clearly, but there were specific conditions for that to happen:
1. I was watching on my 65" 4K TV in my living room, and
2. I made sure that the quality settings was actually set to 4K. TH-cam likes to set this to 1080 when you're not paying attention, which sort of nullifies the whole experiment!
I have a TCL 75 inch 4k QLed and I could only tell the difference when zoomed in at 200%. And yes, I made sure the test video was streaming at 4k.
I shoot 4k when I know I'm going to need to crop a little, for example for image stabilization or to zoom in for effect. Then I export the final product in 1080p.
Thanks for this! I'm just beginning to look into video and the only SMALL difference I see is when you zoom in, and I only really see it in high contrasting areas. Keep doing what you're doing, it helps rookies like me!
If you do this comparison, be sure to check your youtube settings. The default youtube setting is “auto” which may show lower resolution than what you want. For example, I’m using a hotel’s wifi right now, so this video is showing up as 720p across the board, which detracts from the comparison he’s trying to make.
As for me, I shoot in 4K but generally upload in 1080. I often crop in like crazy, so 4K gives me more to work with. I can crop in a lot and still have good video. Also, sometimes I use my video outside of youtube, and 4K does make a difference there.
Thank you!! Your great advice to check the TH-cam settings is awesome. You said "The default youtube setting is “auto” which may show lower resolution than what you want." I changed my settings to 1080p and the difference was like whoa!
2:40 is like the only difference I can see because of the antialiasing (i know that's a gaming term, not sure what it's called in video)
I couldn't see any difference then went down the comments until someone mentioned - have you checked the resolution on your monitor. Mine is 1080! OMG
The 4k display shows its superiority in the back grounds that have long distances behind. It shows lots of details while 1080p shows a blurry background.
YOU NEED A 4K SCREEN TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE!! if your screen can only do 1080p or 2k, etc then it will NEVER show the 4k at 4k. it will only show it at your screens highest pixel density. so all you saying you see no difference or whatever on 2k, 1080p, or on a "big" screen dont matter, because you CANT display the difference so theres no difference or less of a difference to see
I have worked on 3 documentary’s as a shooter/director. Two of them shot in 4K, edited in HD and delivered in HD. The other doco shot 4K and delivered in HD. All my work is shot in 4K and delivered in HD. There’s actually no reason for me to shoot 4K. Don’t get me started on people wanting a 6k FX3 or an 8k FX6!
I see really really well and there truly isn't hardly any difference at all .. don't listen to people that say there is I don't think they can see any more than I can and I'm smart and I'm saying you can barely tell at all .. I'd go with the 1080
I can't tell the difference. I think there are a few factors that may be worth considering.
4k may not look as perfect as you'd expect due to the TH-cam compression.
Some 4k TVs automatically try to upscale 1080p input to improve image quality.
According to this video, Full HD saves a lot of file space and usually, which is extremely good compare to 4K. I dont know how, but this is great.
As someone who owns a 32 inch 4K gaming monitor with a 240 Hz refresh rate, I can say that the difference is minimal-you really have to focus to notice it. I bought my monitor for nearly €1,500, hoping for a better gaming experience, but I ended up disappointed. Nowadays, I mostly use it to watch movies in 4K. I still play games in 1080p because I prefer having three times the FPS over a slight increase in quality. The only time I notice a significant difference between 1080p and 4K is on larger screens, like my 55-inch TV. For monitors up to 34 inches, the difference is small to negligible.
If i had a 4k screen, then it'll be possible to notice the difference properly.(can test the full 2160 pixel's sharpness). With my 1080p monitor, I can only observe very small differences and that too when it was zoomed in well.
I'm watching this on a 27 inch 1080p monitor but I set the YT video setting to 4K, so was I really watching it in 4K when the scene says 4K? I don't notice any difference but maybe it's because I only have a 1080p monitor? The difference might be noticeable on a 50 inch 4K monitor, I don't know.
1080p is good enough for me! I don't see the point of gaming in 4K unless you have a high-end machine. The difference is negligible and it takes wayyyy more processing power to render at 4K vs 1080p?
4k is larger screen
@@WILDFIRE69-r4i You can run at 1080p or 4K no matter how big the screen is.
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Now try to watch it on a tv or monitor with native 4k resolution. Difference in resolution is quiet significant.
4k resolution is better in full resolution, but you almost need to do a side-by-side comparison to notice. When cropped, 4k wins easily. In my opinion, the quality of the lens will likely contribute to sharper files in the 4k due to superior rendering qualities.
Here's my take. I'm on a Surface Pro 6 (almost 4k resolution) sitting 2' away and I can only see a difference at 100% scaling when I focus on one spot in an image, especially if there's motion- leaves moving, water rippling, and shadow noise become far noisier in 1080p AFTER you see the 4k in comparison. However, this is a very unnatural way to watch a video, because it's normal for your eyes to be looking all around and with eye movement you actually experience a general smoothing effect and loss of detail. In order to "see the 4k", I need to narrow my focal distance to being even with the screen, and this actually lessens my level of detail on the periphery of my vision. This also makes it more stressful on my eyes to be hyperfocused on the granular detail so I can't imagine watching a full movie with this intense level of focus. When I'm just casually viewing, it really doesn't make a difference to me, and I think it's one of the last things that matters in terms of perceived quality. Lenses, algorithms, camera hardware, editing, color grading, etc. are all far more important than whether it's 4k.
Watching on my phone (iPhone 13 pro max), there was not noticeable detail whatsoever. Great video!
how can we see any difference if we don't have 4k display . most of us have 1080p lcd .
Well, that probably reinforces that there's not a lot of practical difference 😄
But most of our videos are shown on 4k TVs so it should matter
It's difficult to see any difference
If you have a real 4k display then your see compare video 1080p to 4k then your see it.
I have 4k myself its like 3d if you close one of your eyes
2160k vs 1080p will be as much noticeable as gaming 60 fps vs 30 fps - it is very noticeable once you have gotten used to better gear.
As far as I'm concerned, continue in 1080. If you told viewers you were using 4k, the majority would believe you.
Save your disk space 👍
Would it be correct that anyone watching on anything less than a 2K monitor or 4K TV or whatever would never be able to tell the difference anyways as the device resolution is 1080p so could never show 4K anyways? Or what am I missing?
2:43 car trunk in zoom was horrible! 4K is a must
better look at 2:45 the sidewalk
The person with the steps 😆
TH-cam settings on 2160p (4k) on my 4k Samsung monitor and the difference looks like almost nothing. I could say it looks the same.
In 1080p jags were clearly visible in strait diagonals and noise was visible in the moving waterfalls.
In a 50 inches TV at 7.5 foot away is almost impossible to see the difference. I had to look at 3 foot to barely see the lost of quality
Very noticeable difference on my 65k LG TV where I probably watch about 50% of my TH-cam plays. Even my 12 year old said the 1080p looks cheap and more blurry. To me it looks more compressed with artefacts and almost pixelation clearly visible. Often 1080p looks quite similar to 4k from my sofa, but here the 1080p definitely looks lower quality.
Blimey, there is so little difference viewing on a 13" Macbook. So, unless viewing on a big screen ( which I might do later) I cannot see the benefit of having 4x bigger files apart from maybe wanting to extract the highest quality still images from the footage.
Some scenes you can tell 1080p is lower quality. At 2:41 the boot on that grey car in 4K is crispy. Once it switches to 1080p. The outline of the boot becomes jagged and in some of the of the other clips that is also the case where straight lines become jagged. But I wonder if it’s because of the output from your camera to the Atomos for example, if you filmed something with the Canon C 100 Mii which is 1080p down sampled from 4K I think you would probably get a better quality 1080p image from that camera than using your camera outputting the image to an atomos.
Technically this was 4K downsampled as well, but you very well might be right. The A7iii was a little strange because it seems like it should have been downsampled 4K but was just particularly soft for some reason.
Answer = It depends on the screen you are watching it on, On a 4k screen , its rather obvious loss of quality. For a 2k screen, sorta - for a 1080p screen or smaller pocket rectangles? You can get away with 1080p.
So I guess it depends on who you expect to watch the content, and if they are likely to be viewing this on high resolution screens.
I mentioned in your past video I could tell the difference, but in this one it was a lot harder, only in some of the zoomed in shots could I notice a small change.
Still, I think 1080 is good enough, specially for TH-cam, and if the whole video is 1080, I might not even notice or think about it.
And I don't know if your analytics tell you this, but I'll assume most people watch TH-cam on a smartphone, making 1080 vs 4k not that relevant.
Just watched the 1st video and commented. This one, Viewing on a 65” 4k tv, the difference is almost indistinguishable. Even zoomed at 200% it’s negligible. Great video.
Watching on iPad Pro. It was difficult to ignore what I was looking for. If you had not told me, I would say the 4k and 1080 were very close up to 100% crop. That being said, I think I see a difference in sharpness at 200%. I’m not sure if it is because I’m looking for it or if I would even notice if I didn’t know what you wanted me to look for. This may be sacrilegious to your objective with this video but, I watch videos for content. That is probably no help whatsoever.
The reason why 4k and 1080 looks the same cause you if your watching on 4k monitor or 4ktv then ofcourse cause its 8 million pixel but if you were to watch on a 1080 screen then you wouldn't see 4k big difference.
The real comparison starts when you see moving pictures. Watch where the camera shakes a lot, and then you'll see who the king is. 4k is 4 times better than 1080p, but you can change the bitrate and make it similar to each other.
If there would be a significant difference between 4k and 1080p, nobody would do these kind of videos. Nobody wondered if there is a significant diffrence between 480p, 720p and 1080p, becuase the difference was obvious.
Not enough difference to notice most of the time, but there is some subtle difference nevertheless.
Look at 2:40 at the straight lines on the pickup truck, the parked cars and the pavement lines. In 4k they are straight, in 1080p the lines break down and the result is what looks like movement or vibrations along the straight lines, this is especially visible in fullscreen mode, which is annoying, but it is also something I probably wouldn't think of if I didn't look for subtle differences.
Huge difference at 2:43 - look at the lines on the sidewalk.
Macbook Air M2 15" - I couldn't tell any difference. Makes me wonder if the conversion method you used is really doing the comparison justice as the simple fact is there is a difference the eye can see between 1080p and 4k when viewed close to the screen.
A fun exercise would be to do a side-by-side but don’t tell us the resolution of either side. Ask us to guess A or B which was which resolution. Give the answers at the end.
You can see a difference. Its mainly in the fine details like the feather or the water ripples.
Did you see it in the full video or just at the 200%?
Fine lines ie: on the dock the wire under the railing looks near the end seems to have more noise at 1080p.
Watching on a 55 inch 4k tv, hardly noticed any difference and think if it hadnt been side by side and actively looking for the differences, i wouldnt have been any wiser. Maybe its my eyesite 😅 as i could bately tell at 200 zoom. On the previous difference, 500 zoom difference was huge.
I watched this video on a 65” LG OLED G2 from a viewing distance of 8 feet and then again from 4 feet. I do have a slight visual impairment but was wearing corrective lenses which brought my vision to 20/20.
When viewing from 8ft, the differences between 4K and 1080 were subtle and difficult to perceive. However, when zoomed to 200%, 1080 looked absolutely pixelated and completely unacceptable in my opinion.
Watching the same video from a viewing distance of 4 feet the difference between 1080 and 4K became much more pronounced. Unfortunately I never sit that close to the TV to enjoy the added clarity.
It seems to really enjoy the benefits of 4K at a distance of 8 feet or more, you really need to be in the giant screen size category, 70 inches or larger. Thank you so much for creating this video. This content is very illuminating. I’m looking forward to watching it again on my 77” LG OLED C3.
Watching on an iPhone 13 Pro and the only time I could notice any difference was when you zoomed in 200 percent I block out the text on the bottom right or see if it was just my subconscious but the zoom in is different but zoomed normal 1080 is completely and utterly fine for TH-cam you don’t need to put 4k down 1080 is plenty for you’re amazing content also if im lot mistake doesn’t more easy still use 1080p?
Sorry Mr beast not more easy
In a smartphone, you can't see a difference. But if you have a 4k display and seeing in 4k, you probably notice the difference. But at the end, depends in what you want and think that matters more, resolution or picture quality. Because 4k vs 1080, mostly affects the sharpness and the colors seem a bit darker in 4k, but the difference in picture quality, they are about the same, is harder to tell the difference. 😅
But in dance 1080p blur 4k has no blur super fast in 30fps 24fps
Watching on a 75" new QLED on google tv app and 800 mbps net speed. Not much difference to me, except the 4k looks slightly better on the zoom and the 1080P looks slightly better on the parking lots scenes. lol Btw my TH-cam says streaming at 2160P which apparently is not 4k. Not sure anybody is really seeing it in true 4K
I tried to do this "experiment" once. Then ran into a problem: Which res to render to for the final product? If 2K, then I'm obviously losing the 4K "quality". If 4K, then I'm up-sampling the 2K (1080) and changing its quality. I'm curious - How did you overcome this question?
AND - I just found your channel yesterday on another of your videos. You do a great job! Today, I saw THIS video and immediately subscribed. Thanks for your work... I don't subscribe too often.
Thanks Russ. I upsampled to 4k since that's really the only way to show this in a video, but it's still working with the original data so it should be a pretty close approximation.
there's a slight difference if ur looking for it but whilst watching i doubt any one can tell the difference. zoom in at 200% is more apparent, again if ur looking for it otherwise thy look the same. I am also concern about size as i take a lot of videos. thank you for doing the comparison
This is why I just bought 1080p c100 mkii. 4k and 10 bit, raw are gimmicks. Even the pros will use a c500 to deliver 1080p. It's all about sensor!
Your channel is such a gem. Keep making awesome content whenever you can. :)
It would be interesting to run the same test but upload two different videos, one in 1080 and one in 4K to see the difference that the TH-cam compression makes.
Yeah, that's a good point. I'll probably do that at some point!
@@AdventuresInVideo I've found that TH-cam compression makes the biggest difference. Uploading 1080 in 4K looks better than shooting 4K but uploading in 1080. Most of the TH-cam footage I do, unless it's a test, is shot in 1080p but I upload in 4K.
There is really a very big difference between shooting 4k vs fhd, even when shooting 4k and exporting it in fhd vs straight fhd, but its really noticeable when you shoot from a close distance. Thats when the details from the extra data start to really show (if the extra details dont get "masked" by bad light exposure and white balance). Also, although you have the vp09 codec on this video, youtube changes the way videos look, so im not sure how much the youtube coding and optimisation affected your test. Thumbs up for the effort.
Hmmm. interesting test. I wondering if it makes any difference when looking at this throgh TH-cam as oppsed to using an actual monitor or TV.
It's still not fully fair because TH-cam does auto 4k and doesn't change to 1080p
Don't know if it's still relevant, but I didn't notice a big difference. It was only the parking lot shots and the bridge where I saw a difference, and only when zoomed in and with the straight lines.
It's really interesting as I've contemplated if it's really crucial to record 4k for TH-cam, where most watch on their phones anyway.
Trouble with this test ---> you edited on the same timeline. You might want to SHOOT 4K- as 4k not back to HD- put it on 4k timeline - export as 4k....... Then do the hd- hd timeline- export HD..... Then u may do a side by side on the same time line with 4k file and hd file if ya get me
I'm about a year late but it's still a comment. I notice an audible effect occur between switching between 1080p and 4k. I do notice a bit more sound variation in the author, so whatever microphone was connected in for the 1080p footage has a nice mic. [coming from a JBL Flip 6 speaker, mind you]. Perhaps it was the lens; I noticed image shift more red in the 1:30 scene and the shaded top-center hill become more grainy. Image quality otherwise--I don't think it would be necessary to film 4k. A bit of image glare and grain occurs at 2:14-2:15 occurs in the distant car rows and their roof racks are more difficult to discern. I do see line galloping occur on the van (driving 'diagonally'). The same occurs in the other car scene around the window edges at 2:44 and 2:45, along with image taring of the truck's stripes, whose taking a right.
For the sake of self-filming the zones of least-focus are most effected by the switch; it would not be necessary to film 1080p quality videos with your cameras--not unless your footage is a documentary setting in your surrounding area and consider your audience. If you're filming distant scenery, overall the image quality is retained. If you're filming car-related, it might be good to film in 4k, or perhaps higher framerates could alleviate this. Imo, higher framerates would be the best compromise.
Honestly, on my phone I couldn’t tell the difference.
is your phone 4k? that would be the only way you can judge the 4k footage
I have an education and an eye for such detail, but I find it very difficult, if not impossible, to tell the difference. Of course, using contrasting colors and sharp lines would make it easier to see the difference. Foliage and water are not so easy. Thanks for the comparison.
Is there a differance with recording 4k to 1080p than downscaling 4k to 1080p. When I downscale it looks as soft as your old videos 1080p..
Thanks for this updated video. I'm viewing it on a 27" iMac and the differences are subtle, thus the need for 4K appears to be less of an imperative. Between drone, GoPro and game camera footage I'm dealing with some of the same issues. I'm discovering that action video is where 4K really shines, even though the rendering and editing are a pain. This video has been elucidating. Thanks
I’m watching on a 75 inch 4k tv and there is a huge difference with diagonal lines. Like with the parking lot every car looks better, people on the sidewalk, handrails, rocks, the black on moving birds, and almost anything with a sharp line
I can see the difference when zoomed in, but it's really small. Besides that TH-cam also compresses the videos. Not sure how much of an influence that has on this.
Asus Vivobook, it's OLED and 1080p. I don't see any difference. I expected to in a scene with ducks and sharp sand, but not really.
Yeah, I think my takeaway from this is that I can totally get away with 1080 and nobody's really going to know the difference. Even with a side by side comparison it's hard to tell, so it seems like it would be almost impossible to tell without it.
so for Disney plus, with the premium plan you get up to 4k streaming, with the ad/standard plan, you get 1080p streaming, will it really be that big of a deal if I went for the ad/standard plan, would the quality difference really matter that much?
I've read that 1080p looks better when it has been edited down from 4K, so I don't know if this is a valid comparison.
As you stated - for your camera - 4K is better than 1080.
Looking at the clips in the mountain far far away from people.. Max1080p on youtube.. On the phone.. Can't tell the difference. Will try again when back home on a large monitor.
Thank you! 🙌
macbook pro M2 16", YT quality set to 4K, I see no difference.
Btw everybody is talking about 2:40
I more love 2:43 the man with the steps :) that nobody is noticing. :)
Off topic, do you know (can't find an answer or example) When shooting at low light, they say that at 2.7k is better then 4K. Less noice. Is there a difference? Thx
I am watching on a samsung S90c 65 inch. I can only tell the difference when zoomed. I see a little more blur or pixelation on the edges. Noticed it particularly between some sidewalk squares. When not zoomed I couldn't tell.
This video proves from all the other videos that from the better than 30 videos I have seen by comparison show only slight difference from 4k 30fps vs 1080p 60fps...
Ooh nice that you've done another video. I've commented on old, and there I've seen difference on 22-inch 1080p IPS monitor, but it turns out that camera was shooting soft 1080p video, but looking now i really can't tell the difference on my monitor, only when you make 200% crop the image. Can you do the same test with a smartphone camera like iPhone or Galaxy S? Cause 4k videos fill the memory there pretty quick with 4k video recording, maybe it's not worth it.
4k on phone camera is definitely not worth it
For me, I regularly turn videos on and say to myself, "Wow, this picture looks good! Is this 4k?"
And I'm right.
Other times I say, "I thought this would look better. This must not be 4k."
And I'm virtually always right.
The differences are dramatic from a _feel_ perspective, but tough from an analytical one. Four-kay massages your eyeballs with pleasurable sensation, whereas 1080p just gives you acceptable quality that's no problem.
If you want the image to look good, 1080p is fine.
If you want the image to _impress,_ then 4k all the way.
I'm confident that if you gave me a random video and asked me if it's 4k or 1080p, I could tell you which one it is by just watching it for a few seconds and asking myself if I'm impressed by the image.
Fr why do 4k when 1080 could easily get the job done
Hello, could you please explain to me what you have achieved? The question here is that you need to shoot in 4K in any case, the camera needs to support this resolution, even if the final file is in FHD. All this so as not to record soft FHD as it was before. It turns out that all you have achieved is a reduction in file size in the case of storage or recording through a recorder, but using just a camera alone such as Sony a7s 3 or Sony a7 4 you will still have to shoot in 4K so that the image is not soft and clear. Did I understand everything correctly?
PS In my opinion you can still achieve the same result if you would shoot 4k video but then you would downscale the file size using Premier Pro or something, because in the camera itself there is a difference between shooting fhd and 4k. Even in games there is a difference, it may not be significant, but there is clearly an advantage to having a 4k capable camera instead of just a fhd capable camera as well as an advantage of having 4k monitor or tv instead of just fhd.
No significant difference, if that was one video of either 4K or 1080p without the on-screen text I wouldn't have noticed anything different.
Am using a 1080p native dlp projector. Cant see the difference but my projector supports micromirror dithering, that upscale it to 4k
Watching on a bog-standard 1080 monitor (Hannspree 24"), and I'd be lying if I said I could see a reportable difference. I think Arkyonveil is pretty much spot on.
"bog-standard" is such a delightful phrase. Thanks for the feedback!
I know this is an older video, but its a topic that has always bugged me! There is virtually zero difference between the two on the standard video, when you zoom in. You can see a slight downgrade on the 1080p which make sense. The 4K have 4x the bandwidth to play with, which is why its good for video. In terms of viewing quality though it doesnt offer much more in my opinion, Hence why my work station is has 1080p monitors. I have my Macbook Pro for my photography is I'm feeling picky. I viewed this video on both devices and didnt notice any difference bar what i said above.
This is a great topic…. I will use 1080 more now. I am tired of all the hype about 5k 8k…. I think it looks unreal, looks like Theater. We need to go back to softer looks i think 👍
When buying monitors or TVs, they don’t write that when watching 4k or 8k you must have vision of 100 percent or higher, or glasses are included, I don’t see the difference between 2k and 4k, what can we say about 8k
I was about to comment that I can't see much of a difference but then another comment here made me check the resolution on my laptop. My max resolution (and current setting) is 1080p so I can't actually make a judgement. I'm just making this comment for others who might not realize the limitations of their viewing device.
Could you please tell what's the codec of 1080 footage?